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Two weeks before to the start of the third Protective BIKE Four Peaks there are more and more racers emerging from the field of participants who could win. However, with Christoph Sauser having confirmed his start, one thing is for sure: if you want to clinch the Four Peaks you have to beat the strong Swiss. […]
“We wish to leave no stone untouched” These the words of Hubert Pallhuber, the head coach of the Italian national team and himself a world XCO champion in 1997. “We are here to carry out detailed preparations to best face the many different sections of the race. In this way we hope that all will turn […]
In 2015 the Sellaronda Hero is the home for the Cross-Country Marathon (XCM) Mountain Bike World Championships. After a foray into South Africa last year, the XCm Worlds return to Europe, and visit the Dolomites. As a young event, the Sellaronda Hero has quickly grown in stature due to impeccable organisation, a stunning route, and […]
Yesterday, 2012 Olympic gold medallist and Czech mountain biking star Jaroslav Kulhavy added the UCI MTB Marathon World Championships title to his list of international titles when he rode away from the rest of the field halfway into the race at Cascades MTB Park. Kulhavy was satisfied with being able to tick off the marathon world title […]
June 29, 2014 – and the Marathon World Championships finally leave Europe! What better place to land than in South Africa, a nation with plenty of mountain bike made ex-Euro’s, and a place with a history of successful premium event management with the ABSA Cape Epic, and specifically World Cups and a previous World Championship […]
Just ahead of the 2014 Marathon MTB World Championships, reigning XCM World Champion Christophe Sauser spoke to Nick Tatham, about returning to his summer home of South Africa, but in winter for the XCM Champs. Sauser believes the course is very hard, and that the sub 100km distance belies the difficulty. Tatham also spoke […]
This weekend, the eyes of the Marathon MTB racing world will be on Cascades MTB Park in Pietermartizberg. With the men’s and women’s Marathon World Champion titles being decided on 29th June, it’s worth looking at who, from the 167 starters, will take home the stripey jersey. Earlier this week, we looked over the 136 men […]
We are just days away from the 2014 Marathon MTB World Championships, which are taking place at Cascades MTB Park, in Pietermaritzberg, South Africa. This will be the first time that XCM Worlds has been raced outside of Europe since the first race in Lugano in 2003. South Africa is mountain bike mad, and with […]
World Championship events are the pinnacle of any sport. With a young sport like mountain biking that continues to diverge and grow, we now have five separate UCI sanctioned disciplines that contest a World Title. It may be confusing to outsiders, but it shows the variety in the sport, and the range of talented athletes […]
Fresh off his 2014 European MTB Marathon Championships success in Ireland, defending mountain bike marathon world champion Christoph Sauser of Switzerland has his eye firmly on winning a fourth global title of his career when he tackles the 2014 UCI MTB Marathon World Championships in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday 29 June. The Specialized Racing rider, who has […]
